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Several critical agencies were placed under the umbrella of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with the formation of the new Government in September last year. These include the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ); the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN); the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA); the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF); the National Solid Waste Management Authority...

Since taking the Oath of Office on September 11, Prime Minister Bruce Golding has led the charge to create a framework for good governance, through improved accountability and the elimination of undue bureaucracy as the government seeks to advance economic and social development. The launch of Vision 2030 Jamaica National Development Plan, a strategy, which will help to chart the...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, James Robertson, last night (Nov. 2) launched the two-day National Planning Summit, which is aimed at arriving at a consensus on the critical initiatives that will drive economic growth and sustainable development for Jamaica. In his address at the opening ceremony held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay,...

Jamaicans have always excelled in their various fields of endeavour and for some 35 years, the Chancery of the Order of the Societies of Honour has played a major role in the process of ensuring that individuals are duly rewarded for their outstanding service. The Chancery, located at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, maintains the records of...

The prime minister of Jamaica called for dignity for people of African descent worldwide and on U.S. citizens to respect the international community while fighting the war on terror. P.J. Patterson made his comments Saturday after signing copies of his book, A Jamaican Voice in Caribbean and World Affairs, at the African-AmericanResearch Library on Northwest 27th Avenue, just outside of...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on Monday (September 29) signaled Jamaica's formal ratification of a major United Nations Convention and three Protocols pertaining to international organised crime, human trafficking and the smuggling of arms. The Prime Minister deposited the Instruments of Ratification at the United Nations on Monday (September 29) following his address to the 50 Session of the UN General...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie recently met with authorities of the Guadalajara Town Council in Mexico, where he held talks on the development of the Kingston market district. "If we can in any way do half of what they have done in Mexico, it is something that I believe would augur well for us here in Jamaica in terms...

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The Government of Jamaica totally rejects the so-called "conclusions and recommendations" contained in the document emanating from Amnesty International. This document purports to be a critique of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the events which occurred in Western Kingston particularly between July 7 to 10, 2001.

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has suggested that development and social transformation could not fully take place, without an understanding of the dynamics of gender in the Jamaican society, and by extension, the region. Understanding the dynamics of gender extends to government business planning and policy framework, the Minister noted while, pointing specifically to women entrepreneurs, who currently comprised...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is assisting to transform community radio stations into multimedia centres, thereby facilitating the development of a knowledge-based society. This was noted by Vilma Gregory, Head of the Multimedia Centre at the University of Technology (UTech), in an interview with JIS News at the multimedia exhibition, which formed part of the just...

Laureate of the 2003 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, Amira Hass, has said that the award showed international recognition and respect for her work, but accepted it with mixed feelings, because it was in stark contrast to the unease, with which her work was being read in Israel. In her acceptance speech at King's House on Friday, May 2,...